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A pig butchering scam is a common type of online scam in which cybercriminals gain a victim's trust and then convince them to invest in a fake crypto investment opportunity.
If the criminals gain access to your financial information, they can wipe out your bank account entirely.
Pig butchering scams are now an international, billion-dollar industry.
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